Quilt making – lalinsocalhttps://lalinsocal.com
stitching every chance I get. . .
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swiped from Craftsy. . .https://lalinsocal.com/2015/01/25/swiped-from-craftsy/
https://lalinsocal.com/2015/01/25/swiped-from-craftsy/#commentsMon, 26 Jan 2015 00:10:05 +0000http://lalinsocal.com/?p=890How I have tortured my IG friends with photos of these placemats! I shamelessly stole the idea from Craftsy – using the same Kaffe Fassett cool range millefiori fabric, the same pattern layout. But rather than a QAYG, I actually built the quilt sandwich – I’m hoping to become more comfortable FMQ and this was an awesome way to practice and have something useful, and might I add pretty as well

I also successfully deployed and used the generic FMQ foot from Leah Day.

You see my Juki foot was dragging along my quilt sandwiches each time I tried FMQ – I couldn’t get any flow and just got more frustrated with each attempt. An awesome IGer forwarded me to this post from Leah Day over at The Free Motion Quilting Project. I wasn’t ready to break the foot that came with my Juki – so I ordered the generic foot and have been happily practicing my FMQ!

The last mat, sitting there all pretty and inviting:

So now that those have been successfully deployed – we’ll hopefully get this quilted today:

#stashbee Hive 10 2014 quilt

So I’m actually standing while I quilt this. . .am I the only one? Maybe I’ll add some squats and we can add this as a #sweatandsew

Now, I really enjoy all aspects of the quilt making process. . .that first whiff of inspiration, the fabric selection, pressing, cutting, sewing, quilting.

But to sit at the end of that journey with a quilt on your lap, hand stitching that beautiful binding. . .all cozy and snuggled. Brings a smile to my face just thinking about it

Alas, my joins weren’t always the cleanest. It was hit and miss, sometimes with more miss than I would like to report. Even to the point of unpicking one or two when the askew turned to ‘bloody ‘ell, straighten that mess, eh?’

Faced with the task of making some binding for my newest ‘almost’ finish, I had the chore of replacing the washi tape I use as a guide to line up with the needle, well to do this I have the needle in the needle-down position.

That’s when a little light bulb went off – I butted the edge of my join up against the needle, lined up the back with my newly applied washi tape. . .

and voila. . .perfect, clean join.

well duh!

<smack on forehead followed by sheepish grin>

Let’s get this binding finished then, eh? g’night!

]]>https://lalinsocal.com/2014/12/14/ah-ha/feed/6lalinsocalSecret to a successful marriage #57. . .and a WIP update. . .https://lalinsocal.com/2013/12/11/secret-to-a-successful-marriage-57-and-a-wip-update/
https://lalinsocal.com/2013/12/11/secret-to-a-successful-marriage-57-and-a-wip-update/#commentsWed, 11 Dec 2013 14:40:29 +0000http://lalinsocal.com/?p=754Secret to a successful marriage #57: learning to look apologetic when you’re summoned to the bathroom to see the clump of hair your husband pulled from the clogged bathtub drain. . .and if you can manage the following with sincerity. . .

“how terribly dreadful dear, thank you ever so much. . .“, it can only work in your favour – but ANY hint of sarcasm and you’re done for – best keep hushed and slowly exit the bathroom shuffling backwards and slightly bowed. . .

Now that that bit of business is out of the way, how about a little WIP update?

Although I must admit I was very close to sending my little butterfly with the paper attached I finished the little guy and then as a true gluten for punishment does – I made another one

I decided to use some of the new skills I’ve learnt over the past year. . .

and came up with my partner’s request for something “clean, simple and pretty”. . .I hope it meets her expectations. My swap partner is kinda good at all this quilty stuff. . .’kinda good’ being a true understatement!

I cant tell you who she is, I’ll provide the link to her blog once she gets her package. . .I’m kinda nervous and excited all rolled into one – you know I couldn’t send the package without a little hooky goodness:

I have a WIP update post coming Wednesday, I may even try the whole linky thing again – but then that is in the hands of the Nippers. . .aka my mini bosses. . .good thing they’re cute!

I couldn’t figure out why I was struggling with the bulk of the seams on this one. . .I even managed to iron it before I clued in. . .but the next one:

I mean really. . .AHGH!

UGH! like I mean really! It was going so well. So a little seam ripping and then a little concentration and. . .

Getting the hang of it. . .

if you need me, the nippers and I are finding uses for the scraps

the scraps are much more fun. . .

]]>https://lalinsocal.com/2013/05/17/bloom-bloom-oops/feed/10lalinsocaldesign wall fail. . .https://lalinsocal.com/2013/05/16/design-wall-fail/
https://lalinsocal.com/2013/05/16/design-wall-fail/#commentsThu, 16 May 2013 18:45:53 +0000http://lalinsocal.com/?p=513it’s always great to see a successful project, but even greater is to know that that project has stood the test of time.

I know when this showed up on my doorstep, i wouldn’t be able to drag my feet too much longer. . .this is the fat quarter bundle I purchased to be the back of my quilt blocks for the quilt as you go portion of the Skill Builder BOM I’m taking part in.

EM Dash

I’ve finished the first three blocks and hope to finish the fourth tonight and if I can keep my eyes I open past 8pm, maybe even baste them. I’m excited!

p.s. I prepared and posted this blog entry from my iPAD. . .it was a true exercise in patience. . .oy!

]]>https://lalinsocal.com/2013/03/05/an-end-in-sight-to-my-procrastination/feed/6lalinsocalShort attention span. . .https://lalinsocal.com/2013/03/04/short-attention-span/
https://lalinsocal.com/2013/03/04/short-attention-span/#commentsMon, 04 Mar 2013 22:50:01 +0000http://lalinsocal.wordpress.com/?p=346I have an awfully short attention span and find that I need to have multiple projects on the go and work better when I can break from one assignment and move onto another one.

I think that’s why I am enjoying the quilt BOMs, even though I am a bit behind.

But I did get some blocks done on the Seuss quilt and I’m quite happy to pause for a bit and come back renewed. . .at least that’s how I like to spin it